Borough of Doncaster
Geography
Status:	Metropolitan borough
Region:	Yorkshire and the Humber
Historic County:	Yorkshire, West Riding
Ceremonial County:	South Yorkshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 87th 567.98 km²
Admin. HQ:	Doncaster
ONS code:	00CE
Demographics
Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density	Ranked 19th 289,600 510 / km²
Ethnicity:	97.7% White 1.1% S.Asian
Politics
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.doncaster.gov.uk
Leadership:	Mayor & Cabinet
Mayor:	Martin Winter (Labour)
MPs:	Jeff Ennis, Caroline Flint, Ed Miliband, Rosie Winterton

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In addition to the town of Doncaster, the borough covers Mexborough, Conisbrough, Thorne and Finningley, where the former Royal Air Force Vulcan bomber base was converted into a passenger airport, Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, opened in spring 2005. Statistics Population: 67,977 (2001 Census for Doncaster urban sub-area [1]) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE5702 Administration District: Doncaster Metropolitan county: South Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: South Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force... Statistics Population: 14620 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE475005 Administration District: Doncaster Metropolitan county: South Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: South Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire Services Police force: South Yorkshire Police Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office and telephone Post... Conisbrough (frequently misspelled Conisborough) is a small town located roughly midway between Doncaster and Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. ... Thorne is a market town in South Yorkshire, England, that lies east of the River Don, on the Stainforth Canal, and is located at approximately , at an elevation of around 5 metres above sea level, on the Yorkshire side of the border with Lincolnshire. ... Finningley is a village in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with Nottinghamshire. ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The AvroVulcanwas a British built jet engined, delta-winged subsonic bomber, once part of the RAFs bomber force. ... Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (IATA: DSA, ICAO: EGCN) is an international airport located at the former RAF Finningley airbase in Finningley, South Yorkshire, England. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The borough was created on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the former county borough of Doncaster along with the urban districts of Adwick le Street, Bentley with Arksey, Conisborough, Mexborough, Tickhill along with Doncaster Rural District and Thorne Rural District, the parish of Finningley from East Retford Rural District and small parts of the parish of Harworth from Worksop Rural District from Nottinghamshire. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... Map sources for Adwick le Street at grid reference SE5307 Adwick le Street is a small town in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in England. ... Bentley with Arksey was an urban district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1911 to 1974, containing Bentley and Arksey [1]. Since 1974 it has formed part of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire. ... Conisbrough (frequently misspelled Conisborough) is a small town located roughly midway between Doncaster and Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. ... Statistics Population: 14620 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE475005 Administration District: Doncaster Metropolitan county: South Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: South Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire Services Police force: South Yorkshire Police Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office and telephone Post... Tickhill is a small town in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with Nottinghamshire. ... Finningley is a village in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with Nottinghamshire. ... East Retford was a rural district in Nottinghamshire, England from 1894 to 1974. ... Map sources for Harworth at grid reference SK615915 Harworth is a village in the county of Nottinghamshire, in the Midlands of England. ... Worksop (previously Blyth and Cuckney) was a Rural District in Nottinghamshire, England. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ...

Population Statistics

Famous people

Historical

• George Boole

Boole made significant contributions in several areas of mathematics, but was immortalised for two works in 1847 and 1854, in which he represented logical expressions in a mathematical form now known as Boolean Algebra. Boole's work was all the more impressive because, with the exception of elementary school and a short time in a commercial school, he was almost completely self-educated. George Boole [], (November 2, 1815 – December 8, 1864) was a British mathematician and philosopher. ... Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, known today as the father of geometry; shown here in a detail of The School of Athens by Raphael. ... In abstract algebra, a Boolean algebra is an algebraic structure (a collection of elements and operations on them obeying defining axioms) that captures essential properties of both set operations and logic operations. ...

Boole created the concept of Boolean Algebra whilst strolling on Doncaster Town Fields one lunch time. Boole (originally from Lincoln) was working as an accountant on South Parade in Doncaster.^[1] Shown within Lincolnshire Geography Status: City Region: East Midlands Admin. ... Accountant, or Qualified Accountant, or Professional Accountant, or Accountancy Practitioner, is an accountancy and financial experts legally certified in different jurisdictions to originally worked only in public practices, selling advice and services to other individuals and businesses, but today in addition many work within private corporations, financial industry and government...

• Thomas Crapper

Crapper was born in Thorne, near Doncaster and is famous for inventing the modern day waterfall flushing toilet. A stained glass window has been installed in St. Lawrence's church in the Doncaster village of Hatfield as a commemoration to this 19th century inventor. Thomas Crapper. ... Thorne is a market town in South Yorkshire, England, that lies east of the River Don, on the Stainforth Canal, and is located at approximately , at an elevation of around 5 metres above sea level, on the Yorkshire side of the border with Lincolnshire. ...

Modern Day

• Kevin Keegan - International footballer.^[2]
• Jeremy Clarkson - Journalist.^[3]
• Leslie Garrett - World renowned opera singer.^[4]

Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, South Yorkshire)[1] is a former English football coach and player, and one of its all time greatest players. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born April 11, 1960, in Doncaster) is an English broadcaster and writer who specialises in motoring. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Lesley Garret was born in Waterside, a little hamlet just outside the town of Thorne near Doncaster in South Yorkshire, not just to a musical family, but rather a musical community. ... The Teatro alla Scala in Milan. ...

Elected Mayor

It is widely thought that a Political scandal popularly known as Donnygate, was a major factor behind the residents of the area voting for the establishment of a directly-elected mayor in 2001. The first mayor, Martin Winter, representing the Labour Party, was elected in 2002 and successfully defended his post in 2005. The council as a whole has been dominated by the Labour Party traditionally, but in the 2004 local elections, they lost overall control of the council (though they retained more councillors than any other single party). Direct election In 2000 the Labour government led by Tony Blair passed a local government reform which changed this somewhat. ... Martin Winter is the current mayor of Doncaster. ... Many elections in the United Kingdom took place on Super Thursday, June 10, 2004. ...

A local minor party, the Community Group, has a number of councillors. Community Group are a political party in the United Kingdom whose representative Martin Williams contested the constituency of Doncaster North at the 2005 general election, receiving 2,365 votes (the elected Labour MP, Ed Miliband, received 19,788 votes). ...

Places

Settlements in the borough of Doncaster include:

Adwick-le-Street, Arksey, Armthorpe, Askern, Auckley, Austerfield

Balby, Barnburgh, Barnby Dun, Bawtry, Belle Vue, Bentley, Bessacarr, Blaxton, Braithwaite, Braithwell, Branton, South Yorkshire, Brodsworth, Burghwallis

Cadeby, Campsall, Cantley, Carcroft, Clayton, Clifton, Conisbrough, Cusworth

Denaby, Dunsville

Edenthorpe, Edlington

Fenwick, Finningley, Fishlake

Hampole, Hatfield, Hayfield, Hexthorpe, Highfields, Woodlands, Hickleton, High Melton, Hooton Pagnell

Intake, Kirk Sandall

Loversall

Mexborough

New Rossington, Norton

Rossington

Scawsby, Scawthorpe, Skellow, Sprotbrough, Stainforth, Stainton, South Yorkshire, Sykehouse

Thorne, Tickhill, Town Moor

Wadworth, Warmsworth, West Bessacarr, Wheatley, Wheatley Hills, Woodlands

Map sources for Adwick le Street at grid reference SE5307 Adwick le Street is a small town in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in England. ... Armthorpe is an anciant and historical settlement and now forms the South East edge of the Doncaster urban sprawl. ... Askern is a town in South Yorkshire, in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster. ... Auckley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, about five miles east of Doncaster town centre. ... Austerfield is a village in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with Nottinghamshire. ... Statistics Population: 286,866 (inclusive with Doncaster urban sub-area) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE561012 Administration District: Doncaster Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: South Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire Services Police force: South Yorkshire Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance... Barnburgh is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. ... Barnby Dun is a village & civil parish situated north of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. ... Map sources for Bawtry at grid reference SK6593 Bawtry is a village which lies at the point where the Great North Road crosses the River Idle. ... Belle Vue is a locality within Doncaster. ... This article is about the town of Doncaster in England. ... Blaxton is a village in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with Lincolnshire. ... Braithwell is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. ... Brodsworth is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, situated about five miles north-west of Doncaster. ... Woodlands is a model village, 3 miles (5 km) north of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, and was built in the early years of the 20th century. ... Cadeby is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. ... Norton is a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with North Yorkshire. ... Cantley is a suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. ... Clayton is a village in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with West Yorkshire. ... Conisbrough (frequently misspelled Conisborough) is a small town located roughly midway between Doncaster and Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. ... Denaby Main Colliery Village, situated between Mexborough and Conisbrough in South Yorkshire, was the original name given to the village built by the Denaby Main Colliery Company to house its workers and their families. ... The civil parish of Hatfield is an administrative area of the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England). ... Edlington is a town lying to the South West of Doncaster, England. ... Fenwick is a small village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with North Yorkshire. ... Finningley is a village in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with Nottinghamshire. ... Hampole is a small village and a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with West Yorkshire. ... The civil parish of Hatfield is an administrative area of the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England). ... Highfields is a former coal mining village, located south of the model village of Woodlands, in the English county of South Yorkshire. ... Woodlands is a model village, 3 miles (5 km) north of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, and was built in the early years of the 20th century. ... Hooton Pagnell is a village and a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with West Yorkshire. ... Statistics Population: 14620 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE475005 Administration District: Doncaster Metropolitan county: South Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: South Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire Services Police force: South Yorkshire Police Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office and telephone Post... Norton is a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with North Yorkshire. ... Rossington is a suburb of Doncaster,South Yorkshire and home to a large colliery. ... Skellow Skellow is a small village in the north of Doncaster that runs parallel to the A1 (Great North Road). ... The Parish of Sprotbrough and Cusworth lies three miles to the north west of Doncaster town centre in South Yorkshire, England and is split by the A1 motorway. ... Map sources for Stainforth, South Yorkshire at grid reference SE6411 Stainforth is a small town located roughly north-east of Doncaster, close in locality to Hatfield, South Yorkshire and Thorne. ... The civil parish of Sykehouse is an administrative area of the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with the East Riding of Yorkshire. ... Thorne is a market town in South Yorkshire, England, that lies east of the River Don, on the Stainforth Canal, and is located at approximately , at an elevation of around 5 metres above sea level, on the Yorkshire side of the border with Lincolnshire. ... Tickhill is a small town in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with Nottinghamshire. ... Doncaster Racecourse (also known as the Town Moor course) is a racecourse in Doncaster, England. ... Woodlands is a model village, 3 miles (5 km) north of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, and was built in the early years of the 20th century. ...

References

1. ^ University of St Andrews Mac Tutor Profile
2. ^ BBC Sport information page - as of August 24, 2006
3. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0165087/
4. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1734956.stm

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External links

• Donny Online homepage
• Doncaster Belles L.F.C. homepage
• Doncaster Rovers F.C. homepage
• Doncaster Races homepage
• Doncaster Forum & message boards
• Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield
• Hundreds of photos taken in and around Doncaster

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Ceremonial county of South Yorkshire
Metropolitan districts:	City of Sheffield • Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham • Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster • Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
Cities/Towns:	Adwick le Street • Anston • Armthorpe • Askern • Aughton • Barnsley • Bawtry • Birdwell • Beighton • Bentley • Chapeltown • Conisbrough • Cudworth • Darfield • Darton • Dinnington • Dodworth • Doncaster • Finningley • Great Houghton • Grimethorpe • Harthill • Hatfield • Highlane • Hoyland Nether • Kirk Sandall • Maltby • Mexborough • Moorends • Mosborough • Norton • Oughtibridge • Rawmarsh • Rossington • Rotherham • Royston • Scholes • Sheffield City Centre • Stainforth • Stocksbridge • Swinton • Thorne • Thorpe Hesley • Thurcroft • Thurnscoe • Tickhill • Todwick • Treeton • Wales • Wath upon Dearne • Wharncliffe Side • Wombwell • Woodsetts • Worsbrough See also: List of civil parishes in South Yorkshire

Districts of Yorkshire and the Humber
Barnsley | Bradford | Calderdale | Craven | Doncaster | East Riding of Yorkshire | Hambleton | Harrogate | Hull | Kirklees | Leeds | North Lincolnshire | North East Lincolnshire | Richmondshire | Rotherham | Ryedale | Scarborough | Selby | Sheffield | Wakefield | York
Counties with multiple districts: North Yorkshire - South Yorkshire - West Yorkshire